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US10279769B2
US10279769B2 US15/635,957 US201715635957A US10279769B2 US 10279769 B2 US10279769 B2 US 10279769B2 US 201715635957 A US201715635957 A US 201715635957A US 10279769 B2 US10279769 B2 US 10279769B2
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  • the present invention relates to an airbag device provided with an airbag which is stored in a storage part provided in front of an occupant seated on a seat, and is configured to be inflated and expanded to protrude toward the rear side of the vehicle by making an inflation gas flow into the interior, thereby making it possible to protect the occupant.
  • the occupant protecting section is configured such that a recessed portion recessed toward the front at the rear end side of the airbag upon completion of the inflation is disposed to extend approximately in the up-down direction over substantially the entire upper and lower regions at a substantially center in the left-right direction, and a protruding portion protruding substantially in a semicircular column shape is disposed on both the left and right sides of the recessed portion so as to substantially extend in the up-down direction over substantially the entire upper and lower regions.
  • the recessed portion and the protruding portion of the occupant protecting section is provided to protect the head of the occupant even when the occupant moves obliquely forward at the time of an oblique collision or an offset collision of the vehicle.
  • the conventional airbag device is configured so that the head of the occupant moving obliquely forward is received by being caused to enter the recessed portion of the occupant protecting section at the time of an oblique collision, an offset collision or the like of the vehicle.
  • the recessed portion and the protruding portion are continuously formed over the entire upper and lower regions of the occupant protecting section, it is difficult to sufficiently secure the depth of the depression of the recessed portion, in other words, the protruding amount of the protruding portion, and there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of accurately protecting the head of the occupant moving obliquely forward.
  • the present invention has been made to solve to the aforementioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide an airbag device capable of smoothly protecting the head of the occupant moving obliquely forward by a completely inflated airbag.
  • an airbag device including an airbag stored in a storage part provided in front of an occupant seated on a seat, the airbag configured to deploy and inflate to protrude toward a rear side of a vehicle by flowing of an inflation gas therein, to protect the occupant
  • the airbag has an occupant protecting section configured to protect the occupant on a rear surface at the time of completion of inflation
  • the occupant protecting section includes: an upper half body restraining surface, disposed in front of the occupant at the time of completion of inflation, configured to receive the upper half body of the occupant; and a head receiving section formed in a left region and a right region of a center in a left-right direction of the occupant protecting section to protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface, in a region above the upper half body restraining surface, the head receiving section having a left restraining surface and a right restraining surface configured to receive a side surface of a head; and the head receiving
  • the head receiving section that covers the left and right sides of the occupant's head to receive the head upon completion of inflation of the airbag is formed to protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface, and the head receiving section is configured to receive the left and right side surfaces of the head by the left restraining surface and the right restraining surface. That is, in the airbag device of the present invention, the head receiving section is disposed so as to protrude toward the occupant on the rear side from the upper half body restraining surface when the inflation of the airbag is completed. In other words, it is possible to set the separation distance between the head receiving section and the head of the occupant seated on the seat to be relatively small.
  • the airbag device of the present invention since the head receiving section is formed to protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface upon completion of inflation of the airbag, the increase in the volume can be suppressed as compared with the conventional airbag in which the recessed portion and the protruding portion are formed over the entire upper and lower regions.
  • the upper half body restraining surface is disposed at a position on the front side of the head receiving section and has no large irregularities.
  • the upper half body of the occupant moving forward can be received widely and accurately by the upper half body restraining surface when the inflation of the airbag is completed.
  • the head of the occupant moving obliquely forward can be protected smoothly by the inflated airbag.
  • the left restraining surface and the right restraining surface of the head receiving section are respectively arranged in the region on the left side and the region on the right side from the center of the occupant protecting section in the left-right direction.
  • the head receiving section is configured so that the part between the left restraining surface and the right restraining surface is continued from the upper half body restraining surface, in other words, the head receiving section is not configured to be recessed from the upper half body restraining surface.
  • the airbag includes an airbag main body in which a lower side of the rear surface upon completion of inflation is set as the upper half body restraining surface, and the head receiving section formed to partially protrude from the upper side on the rear surface of the airbag main body upon completion of inflation, the head receiving section includes a left restraining section having the left restraining surface, and a right restraining section having the right restraining surface, and the left restraining section and the right restraining section may be arranged such that the basic side upon completion of inflation is positioned on the center side in the left-right direction from the left edge and the right edge on the rear surface of the airbag main body in a state in which the airbag upon completion of inflation is viewed from above, and protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface.
  • the left restraining section and the right restraining section are configured such that the base portion is positioned on the center side in the left-right direction rather than the left edge and the right edge of the rear surface of the airbag main body.
  • recessed portions which are recessed inward in the left-right direction are formed between the upper part of the airbag main body. Therefore, after the left restraining section and the right restraining section temporarily are deployed so that the front ends are directed outward in the left-right direction and then inflated so that the front ends approach each other in accordance with the tension generated on the outer surface of the airbag.
  • the head of the occupant can be smoothly interposed between the left and right restraining sections and from both the left and right sides, and the head of the occupant can be smoothly restrained.
  • the left restraining surface and the right restraining surface may be disposed so as to be inclined with respect to a front-rear direction to be expanded toward the front end side when the inflation of the airbag is completed.
  • the left restraining surface or the right restraining surface is disposed so as to face the head of the occupant moving obliquely forward.
  • the left restraining surface and the right restraining surface are disposed substantially along the front-rear direction upon completion of inflation of the airbag, it is possible to accurately restrain the head of the occupant moving obliquely forward with a wide surface, by the left restraining surface or the right restraining surface.
  • the left restraining section or the right restraining section is rotationally moved so as to direct the front end toward the other left restraining section or the right restraining section.
  • the head of the occupant can be more smoothly interposed by the left restraining section and the right restraining section.
  • the left restraining surface and the right restraining surface are configured so that the base portions are brought into contact with each other when the inflation of the airbag is completed, the head of the occupant can be received by both of the left restraining surface and the right restraining surface at the time of receiving the head, and the head of the occupant can be more smoothly restrained by the left restraining surface and the right restraining surface.
  • the airbag may be folded and stored in a storage part provided in an instrument panel disposed in front of an occupant seated on a passenger seat, and the airbag may be stored in the storage part provided in the instrument panel disposed in front of a driver seated on the driver's seat.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a state in which a passenger seat airbag device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a vehicle;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a state in which the airbag used in the passenger seat airbag device of the first embodiment is inflated as a single body, as viewed from the left front side;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the airbag of FIG. 2 as viewed from the left rear side in the state of being inflated as the single body;
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of the state in which the airbag of FIG. 2 is inflated as the single body;
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the airbag illustrated in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic transverse sectional view of the airbag of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a part VII-VII of FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view illustrating a base fabric constituting the airbag illustrated in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a process of coupling predetermined portions of a rear left panel in the airbag of FIG. 2 to form a left region of a rear side wall section and a left restraining section;
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view illustrating a state in which the airbag is completely inflated in the passenger seat airbag device of the first embodiment
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic transverse sectional view illustrating a state in which the airbag is completely inflated in the passenger seat airbag device of the first embodiment
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic view illustrating an inflation process of the airbag in the passenger seat airbag device of the first embodiment
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic view illustrating a process of receiving a head of an occupant moving obliquely forward in the completely inflated airbag in the passenger seat airbag device of the first embodiment
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a state in which a steering wheel airbag device according to a second embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a vehicle;
  • FIG. 15 is a plan view of a state in which the airbag used in the steering wheel airbag device of the second embodiment is flatly deployed;
  • FIG. 16 is a plan view illustrating a base fabric constituting the airbag illustrated in FIG. 15 ;
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic view illustrating a process of coupling predetermined portions of an upper panel in the airbag illustrated in FIG. 15 to form a occupant side wall section and a head receiving section;
  • FIG. 18 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view illustrating a state in which the airbag is completely inflated in the steering wheel airbag device of the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 19 is a schematic front view illustrating a state in which the airbag is completely inflated in the steering wheel airbag device of the second embodiment.
  • a passenger seat airbag device M 1 disposed in front of a passenger seat will be adopted and illustrated as an example of an airbag device.
  • the passenger seat airbag device M 1 of the first embodiment is a top-mounted type which is disposed inside the upper surface 2 of an instrument panel 1 .
  • the directions of the front and rear, up and down, right and left are coincident with the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction of the vehicle, unless otherwise specified.
  • the passenger seat airbag device M 1 of the first embodiment includes a folded airbag 15 , an inflator 8 which supplies the inflation gas to the airbag 15 , a case 12 as a storage part which stores and holds the airbag 15 and the inflator 8 , a retainer 9 which mounts the airbag 15 and the inflator 8 to the case 12 , and an airbag cover 6 which covers the folded airbag 15 .
  • the airbag cover 6 is integrally formed with the instrument panel 1 made of a synthetic resin so that the front and rear two doors 6 a and 6 b are pushed and opened by the airbag 15 when the airbag 15 is deployed and inflated. Further, a connecting wall section 6 c connected to the case 12 is formed around the doors 6 a and 6 b of the airbag cover 6 .
  • the inflator 8 is configured to include a substantially columnar main body portion 8 a having a plurality of gas discharge ports 8 b and a flange section 8 c for mounting the inflator 8 to the case 12 .
  • the inflator 8 is configured to operate at the time of a frontal collision, an oblique collision and an offset collision of the vehicle.
  • the case 12 as a storage part is disposed on the lower surface side of the instrument panel 1 disposed in front of the occupant MP 1 seated on the passenger seat PS (see FIG. 11 ), is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape made of sheet metal having a rectangular opening on the upper end side, and includes a substantially rectangular plate-like bottom wall section 12 a in which the inflator 8 is inserted and mounted from the lower side, and a peripheral wall section 12 b extending upward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall section 12 a to lock the connecting wall section 6 c of the airbag cover 6 .
  • the airbag 15 and the inflator 8 are mounted to the bottom wall section 12 a of the case 12 , by using a bolt 9 a of the retainer 9 disposed in the airbag 15 as mounting means, and by causing the bolt 9 a to penetrate through the peripheral edge of the gas inflow port 19 of the airbag 15 , the bottom wall section 12 a of the case 12 , and the flange section 8 c of the inflator 8 to fasten the bolt 9 a with the nut 10 .
  • the airbag 15 includes an airbag main body 16 , a head receiving section 26 partially protruding from the airbag main body 16 when the inflation is completed, and front and rear tether 37 and left and right tethers 45 and 46 which are disposed in the airbag main body 16 to regulate the inflation completion shape of the airbag main body 16 .
  • the airbag main body 16 is configured as a substantially bag-like shape that can be disposed to mainly block the space between the upper surface 2 of the instrument panel 1 and the windshield 4 above the instrument panel 1 , when the inflation is completed.
  • the shape of the airbag main body 16 at the time of completion of inflation is a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape in which the top portion is disposed on the front end side, and includes a rear side wall section 23 disposed on the rear side which is the occupant MP 1 side when the inflation is completed, and a peripheral wall section 17 having a tapered shape extending forward from the peripheral edge of the rear side wall section 23 and converging toward the front end side.
  • the peripheral wall section 17 is a part disposed to block the space between the upper surface 2 of the instrument panel 1 and the windshield 4 above the instrument panel 1 when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed, and includes an upper wall section 17 a and a lower wall section 17 b disposed long the substantially left-right direction on both upper and lower sides, and a left wall section 17 c and a right wall section 17 d disposed substantially along the front-rear direction on both left and right sides.
  • a gas inflow port 19 which is opened in a substantially circular shape so as to allow an inflation gas to flow therein and has a peripheral edge mounted to the bottom wall section 12 a of the case 12 , is formed at a position that is substantially at the center in the left-right direction.
  • a plurality of (four, in the case of the embodiment) mounting holes 20 for inserting the bolt 9 a of the retainer 9 to mount the peripheral edge of the gas inflow port 19 to the bottom wall section 12 a of the case 12 are formed on the peripheral edge of the gas inflow port 19 .
  • a vent hole 21 for exhausting surplus inflation gas flowing into the airbag main body 16 is formed in the left wall section 17 c and the right wall section 17 d of the peripheral wall section 17 .
  • the rear side wall section 23 is disposed along the substantially vertical direction on the rear end side of the airbag main body 16 , which is the occupant MP 1 side, when the inflation of the airbag main body 16 is completed.
  • the rear side wall section 23 is configured so that the left and right centers are slightly recessed forward substantially over the entire upper and lower regions when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed.
  • the head receiving section 26 is disposed to protrude rearward from the upper region (upper part 23 b ) of the rear side wall section 23 of the airbag main body 16 upon completion of inflation, and in detail, the head receiving section 26 is formed to protrude rearward from the position slightly above the center in the up-down direction at the substantially center in the left-right direction of the rear side wall section 23 at the time of completion of the inflation of the airbag 15 .
  • the head receiving section 26 includes a left restraining section 27 L which is disposed so as to protrude leftward and rearward, and a right restraining section 27 R disposed so as to protrude rightward and rearward when the airbag 15 is completely inflated.
  • Both of the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R have external shapes of a substantially rectangular plate shape which is slightly tapered toward the rear end 27 b side at the time of the completion of inflation, and include a left inner side wall section 28 L and a right inner side wall section 28 R disposed so as to face each other on the inner side in the left-right direction, and a left outer side wall section 29 L and a right outer side wall section 29 R disposed on the outer side in the left-right direction.
  • the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R are formed to have a substantially V shape as viewed from the up-down direction so as to expand the rear end portions 27 b and 27 b , while bringing such that the base portions 28 a and 28 a of the left inner side wall section 28 L and the right inner side wall section 28 R into contact with each other at a position which is substantially the center in the left-right direction of the rear side wall section 23 (see FIGS. 4 and 6 ).
  • the left restraining section 27 L is disposed in a region on the left side of the center in the left-right direction of the rear side wall section 23
  • the right restraining section 27 R is disposed in a region on the right side of the center in the left-right direction of the rear side wall section 23 .
  • the external shapes of the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R upon completion of inflation are substantially symmetrical, and in detail, as viewed from the side (see FIG. 5 ), the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R are disposed so that the center on the up-down direction side is positioned slightly above the center on the up-down direction side of the rear side wall section 23 .
  • the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R are configured such that, when the airbag 15 is completely inflated, the rear end 27 b is disposed close to the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 before the forward movement.
  • the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R are formed such that the width dimension T 1 on the up-down direction side (see FIG. 9 ) of the portion on the side of the base portion 27 a in the flatly deployed state is set to be about 2/7 of the width dimension T 2 (see FIG. 9 ) on the up-down direction side of the region in the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction in the rear side wall section 23 , and the width dimension on the up-down direction side upon completion of inflation is set to be slightly smaller than the width dimension on the up-down direction side of the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 (see FIG. 10 ). Further, a width dimension T 3 (see FIG.
  • the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R on the front-rear direction side is set to a dimension that the left and right sides of the head MH 1 can be covered up to the vicinity of the ears, when receiving the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 at the time of the completion of the inflation of the airbag 15 (see FIG. 10 ).
  • the lower portion 23 a disposed on the lower side of the head receiving section 26 at the time of completion of the inflation of the airbag 15 constitutes an upper half body restraining surface 35 that can receive the upper half body UB 1 of the occupant MP 1 , in the case of the embodiment, the region below the head MH 1 (a region from the shoulder to the chest).
  • the occupant protecting section 34 that is disposed on the rear surface side at the time completion of inflation and can protect the occupant MP 1 is constituted by the upper half body restraining surface 35 , and the head receiving section 26 disposed to partially protrude from the upper side (the upper part 23 b ) in the rear surface (the rear side wall section 23 ) of the airbag main body 16 .
  • the left inner side wall section 28 L and the right inner side wall section 28 R which are disposed so as to face each other on the inner side in the left-right direction, of the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R constituting the head receiving section 26 , constitute the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R that can receive the side surface of the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 .
  • the left restraining surface 31 L is formed so as to protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface 35 (rear side wall section 23 ) in a region on the left side of the center of the occupant protecting section 34 in the left-right direction
  • the right restraining surface 31 R is formed so as to protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface 35 (rear side wall section 23 ) in the region on the right side of the center of the occupant protecting section 34 in the left-right direction.
  • the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R are configured to be disposed obliquely with respect to the front-rear direction so as to be expanded toward the rear end 31 b side when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed (see, FIG. 6 ). Furthermore, in the airbag 15 of the embodiment, the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R having the substantially plate-like inflation completion shape are configured so that, in a state of viewing the airbag 15 upon completion of inflation from above, the base portion 27 a at the time of completion of inflation is positioned on the center side in the left-right direction from the left edge 23 c and the right edge 23 d of the upper part 23 b of the rear side wall section 23 .
  • the airbag 15 is configured to have recessed portions 33 L and 33 R recessed inward in the left-right direction between the upper part 23 b and the rear side wall section 23 in the outer regions in the left-right direction of the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R (see FIGS. 4 and 6 ).
  • the left inner side wall section 28 L and the right inner side wall section 28 R are configured such that the base portions 28 a are brought into contact with each other when the inflation is completed.
  • the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R are configured to bring the base portions 31 a into contact with each other when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed (see FIG. 6 ).
  • the airbag 15 when the inflation is completed, while the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 is inserted into the recessed portion 32 formed by the tapered region between the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R in the head receiving section 26 , the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 is protected by receiving the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 by the left restraining section 27 L or the right restraining section 27 R.
  • the front and rear tethers 37 disposed in the airbag main body 16 are configured to connect the front side portion 38 extending from the peripheral edge of the gas inflow port 19 and the rear parts 40 L and 40 R extending from the rear side wall section 23 (see FIGS. 5 to 7 ).
  • the front side portion 38 is disposed to extend from the gas inflow port 19 and is formed by folding the material 42 for the front side portion illustrated in FIG. 8 in the embodiment.
  • an external shape at the time of completion of inflation of the airbag main body 16 has a three-dimensional shape approximating to a substantially triangular pyramid shape in which the front end side is substantially along the left-right direction and the rear end side is substantially along the up-down direction. In the case of the embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS.
  • the front side portion 38 serves as a connecting portion 38 a to the airbag main body 16 in the region of the front end side, an opening (not illustrated) corresponding to the gas inflow port 19 and the mounting hole 20 is disposed in the connecting portion 38 a , and the connecting portion 38 a is connected to the lower wall section 17 b of the peripheral wall section 17 over the entire circumference at the peripheral edge portion of the gas inflow port 19 .
  • a region extending rearward from the gas inflow port 19 in the front side portion 38 constitutes the main body portion 38 b , and the external shape of the main body portion 38 b is formed into a three-dimensional shape approximating a substantially triangular pyramid shape (see FIGS. 5 and 6 ).
  • the upper and lower width dimensions of the portion on the side of the rear end 38 c sewn to the front end 40 a side of the rear parts 40 L and 40 R are set to substantially coincide with the upper and lower width dimensions of the portion on the front end 40 a side in the rear parts 40 L and 40 R.
  • the rear parts 40 L and 40 R are formed into a sheet shape, its external shape is formed into a substantially trapezoidal shape so that the side of the front end 40 a connected to the front side portion 38 is narrowed, and upward and downward sides are expanded toward the rear end 40 b side.
  • two rear parts 40 L and 40 R are arranged side by side on the left-right direction side, respectively, and the rear end 40 b side is sewn to the position near the upper and lower centers on the left edge 23 c side or the right edge 23 d side of the rear side wall section 23 , and the front ends 40 a and 40 a are sewn to the rear end 38 c side of the front side portion 38 (see FIG. 6 ).
  • the rear ends 40 b of the rear parts 40 L and 40 R are sewn together when sewing the outer edges 56 a and 56 a of the outer parts 56 L and 56 R in the rear left panel 52 L and the rear right panel 52 R, and the rear edges 50 e and 50 e of the front left panel 50 L and the front right panel 50 R (when forming the sewing parts 66 L and 66 R), and are connected to the left edge 23 c side or the right edge 23 d side of the rear side wall section 23 . That is, in the front and rear tethers 37 of the embodiment, the rear parts 40 L and 40 R are configured as a bifurcated shape that expand toward the rear end 40 b .
  • the front and rear tethers 37 regulate the separation distance of the rear side wall section 23 from the peripheral edge portion of the gas inflow port 19 when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed.
  • the front and rear tethers 37 is configured to regulate the separation distance from the peripheral edge portion of the gas inflow port 19 on the left edge 23 c side and the right edge 23 d side of the rear side wall section 23 .
  • the left and right tethers 45 and 46 are arranged substantially along the left-right direction so as to connect the left wall section 17 c and the right wall section 17 d when the inflation of the airbag main body 16 is completed.
  • the left and right tethers 45 and 46 are disposed in two places of a region above and a region below the front and rear tethers 37 .
  • Each of the left and right tethers 45 and 46 is formed in a belt shape arranged substantially along the left-right direction so as to connect the left wall section 17 c and the right wall section 17 d , respectively.
  • the left and right tether 45 arranged on the upper side of the front and rear tethers 37 is arranged such that the width direction thereof extends along the substantially font-rear direction
  • the left and right tether 46 arranged on the lower side of the front and rear tethers 37 is disposed to extend along the substantially up-down direction such that width direction thereof is substantially orthogonal to the left and right tether 45 (see FIGS. 5 and 7 ).
  • each of the right and left tethers 45 and 46 is formed by coupling two tether base fabrics 45 a , 45 b , 46 a , and 46 b juxtaposed on the left-right direction side (see FIG. 7 ).
  • the left and right tethers 45 and 46 is disposed to regulate the separation distance between the left wall section 17 c and the right wall section 17 d of the airbag main body 16 , thereby suppressing the airbag main body 16 from deploying to largely separate the left wall section 17 c and the right wall section 17 d at the initial stage of inflation of the airbag 15 .
  • the airbag main body 16 and the head receiving section 26 are formed in a bag shape by coupling the peripheral edges of the base fabric of a predetermined shape to each other.
  • the airbag main body 16 and the head receiving section 26 are made up of four base fabrics of a front left panel 50 L and a front right panel 50 R disposed on the front side upon completion of inflation, and a rear left panel 52 L and a rear right panel 52 R disposed on the rear side upon completion of inflation.
  • the front left panel 50 L and the front right panel 50 R constitute a region of the peripheral wall section 17 in the airbag body 16 upon completion of inflation as a symmetrical shape, and the region of the peripheral wall section 17 is divided into right and left parts by a dividing plane passing through the center of the gas inflow port 19 and extending along the front-rear direction, except a part serving as a peripheral edge of the gas inflow port 19 , whereby the front left panel 50 L and the front right panel 50 R are separately formed, respectively.
  • each of the front left panel 50 L and the front right panel 50 R has a protruding portion 50 a constituting the peripheral edge portion of the gas inflow port 19 .
  • the rear left panel 52 L and the rear right panel 52 R constitute regions of the rear side wall section 23 and the head receiving section 26 in the airbag body 16 at the time of completion of the inflation as a symmetrical shape, and are configured as separate bodies so as to divide the regions into left and right regions.
  • the rear left panel 52 L will be taken as an example and explained in detail.
  • the rear right panel 52 R is symmetrical with the rear left panel 52 L in an external shape, the detailed description thereof will not be provided.
  • the rear left panel 52 L includes a rear wall part 54 L constituting a region on the left side of the center in the left-right direction of the rear side wall section 23 , and a restraining section 58 L constituting the left restraining section 27 L in the head receiving section 26 .
  • the rear wall part 54 L is divided into an inner part 55 L disposed on the center side in the left-right direction and an outer part 56 L disposed on the outer side in the left-right direction, on the left-right direction side, and the restraining section 58 L is disposed between the inner part 55 L and the outer part 56 L so that the inner part 55 L and the outer part 56 L are connected to each other.
  • the width dimension of the inner part 55 L in the left-right direction side is set to about 1 ⁇ 3 of the width dimension of the outer part 56 L on the left-right direction side.
  • the restraining section 58 L is disposed so that the center in the up-down direction is positioned somewhat above the center in the up-down direction of the rear wall part 54 L (the inner part 55 L and the outer part 56 L), has an outer part 60 L forming the left outer side wall section 29 L, and an inner part 59 L constituting the left inner side wall section 28 L (the left restraining surface 31 L), and the outer part 60 L and the inner part 59 L are connected to each other on the front end side at the time of the inflation completion.
  • the portion from the upper inner edge 56 b of the outer part 56 L in the rear wall part 54 L to the upper edge 60 a of the outer part 60 L in the restraining section 58 L is sewn using a suture to form the sewing part 64 L to the portion from the upper outer edge 55 d of the inner part 55 L of the rear wall part 54 L to the upper edge 59 a of the inner part 59 L in the restraining section 58 L, and the portion from the lower inner edge of the outer part 56 L in the rear wall part 54 L to the lower edge 60 b of the outer part 60 L in the restraining section 58 L is sewn using a suture to form a sewing part 65 L to the portion from the lower outer edge 55 e of the inner part 55 L in the rear wall part 54 L to the lower edge 59 b of the inner part 59 L in the restraining section 58 L, thereby making it possible to form a region of the left half part of the rear side wall
  • the head receiving section 26 and the rear side wall section 23 can be formed.
  • the left inner side wall section 28 L and the right inner side wall section 28 R of the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R of the head receiving section 26 are made up of the inner parts 59 L and 59 R of the restraining sections 58 L and 58 R, and the inner parts 55 L and 55 R of the rear wall parts 54 L and 54 R continued from the inner parts 59 L and 59 R, and the base portion 28 a ( 31 a ) of the left inner side wall section 28 L and the right inner side wall section 28 R (that is, the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R) are connected to come into contact with each other by a sewing part 63 which sews the inner edges 55 c and 55 c of the inner parts 55 L and 55 R (see FIG.
  • the part (the base portion 31 a of the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R) between the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R is constituted to be continuous from the rear side wall section 23 constituting the upper half body restraining surface 35 .
  • the front left panel 50 L, the front right panel 50 R, the rear left panel 52 L, and the rear right panel 52 R constituting the airbag main body 16 and the head receiving section 26 , the front part material 42 constituting the front and rear tether 37 , and the tether base fabrics 45 a , 45 b , 46 a , and 46 b constituting the rear parts 40 L and 40 R and the right and left tethers 45 and 46 are each formed of a flexible woven fabric made of a polyester yarn, a polyamide yarn or the like.
  • the airbag main body 16 and the head receiving section 26 of the embodiment have a bag shape, by sewing (coupling) the corresponding edges of a front left panel 50 L, a front right panel 50 R, a rear left panel 52 L and a rear right panel 52 R using a suture thread.
  • the upper edge 50 c and the lower edge 50 d of the front left panel 50 L are coupled to the upper edge 50 c and the lower edge 50 d of the front right panel 50 R, respectively.
  • the front edges 50 b of the front left panel 50 L are coupled to overlap each other, and likewise, the front edges 50 b of the front right panel 50 R are coupled to overlap each other.
  • the rear edge 50 e of the front left panel 50 L forms the sewing part 66 L and is coupled to the outer edge 56 a of the outer part 56 L of the rear wall part 54 L of the rear left panel 52 L, the upper edge 55 a and the lower edge 55 b of the inner part 55 L.
  • the rear ends 40 b of the rear part 40 L of the front and rear tethers 37 are sewn together in the airbag 15 of the embodiment.
  • the rear edge 50 e of the front right panel 50 R forms a sewing part 66 R and is coupled to an outer edge 56 a of the outer part 56 R of the rear wall part 54 R of the rear right panel 52 R and upper edge 55 a and the lower edge 55 b of the inner part 55 R.
  • the rear ends 40 b of the rear part 40 R of the front and rear tethers 37 are jointly sewn.
  • the part from the upper outer edge 55 d of the inner part 55 L in the rear wall part 54 L to the upper edge 59 a of the inner part 59 L in the restraining section 58 L forms a sewing part 64 L, and is coupled to the part from the upper inner edge 56 b of the outer part 56 L in the rear wall part 54 L to the upper edge 60 a of the outer part 60 L in the restraining section 58 L.
  • the part from the lower outer edge 55 e of the inner part 55 L in the rear wall part 54 L to the lower edge 59 b of the inner part 59 L in the restraining section 58 L forms a sewing part 65 L, and is coupled to the part from the lower inner edge 56 c of the outer part 56 L in the rear wall part 54 L to the lower edge 60 b of the outer part 60 L in the restraining section 58 L.
  • the part from the upper outer edge 55 d of the inner part 55 R in the rear wall part 54 R to the upper edge 59 a of the inner part 59 R in the restraining section 58 R forms a sewing part 64 R, and is coupled to the part from the upper inner edge 56 b of the outer part 56 R in the rear wall part 54 R to the upper edge 60 a of the outer part 60 R in the restraining section 58 R.
  • the part from the lower outer edge 55 e of the inner part 55 R in the rear wall part 54 R to the lower edge 59 b of the inner part 59 R in the restraining section 58 R forms the sewing part 65 R, and is coupled to the part from the lower inner edge 56 c of the outer part 56 R in the rear wall part 54 R to the lower edge 60 b of the outer part 60 R in the restraining section 58 R.
  • the inner edge 55 c of the inner part 55 L in the rear wall part 54 L of the rear left panel 52 L forms the sewing part 63 , and is coupled to the inner edge 55 c of the inner part 55 R in the rear wall part 54 R of the rear right panel 52 R.
  • the airbag 15 is folded to be storable in the case 12 , and the surroundings of the folded airbag 15 are wrapped by a wrapping sheet (not illustrated) which can be broken so as not to collapse.
  • the folded airbag 15 is placed on the bottom wall section 12 a of the case 12 .
  • the main body portion 8 a of the inflator 8 is inserted into the case 12 from the lower side of the bottom wall section 12 a , and each bolt 9 a protruding downward from the bottom wall section 12 a is inserted into the flange section 8 c of the inflator 8 .
  • the nut 10 is fastened to each bolt 9 a protruding from the flange section 8 c of the inflator 8 , the folded airbag 15 and the inflator 8 can be mounted to the case 12 .
  • the passenger seat airbag device M 1 can be mounted on the vehicle.
  • the airbag 15 in a state of being mounted on the vehicle, if the inflation gas is discharged from the gas discharge port 8 b of the inflator 8 at the time of a frontal collision, an oblique collision, or an offset collision of the vehicle, the airbag 15 is inflated by flowing of the inflation gas therein, thereby pushing the doors 6 a and 6 b of the airbag cover 6 to be opened.
  • the airbag 15 projects upward from the case 12 via an opening formed by pushing and opening the doors 6 a and 6 b of the airbag cover 6 and is deployed and inflated, while protruding toward the rear side of the vehicle.
  • the inflation is completed to block the space between the upper surface 2 of the instrument panel 1 and the windshield 4 above the instrument panel 1 as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 , and as illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11 .
  • the head receiving section 26 that receives the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 is formed to protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface 35 , and the head receiving section 26 is configured to receive the left and right side surfaces of the head MH 1 by the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R covering the left and right sides of the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 . That is, in the passenger seat airbag device M 1 of the first embodiment, when the airbag 15 is completely inflated, the head receiving section 26 protrudes toward the occupant MP 1 on the rear side from the upper half body restraining surface 35 as illustrated in FIG. 10 .
  • the separation distance between the head receiving section 26 and the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 seated on the passenger seat can be set to be relatively small. Therefore, the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 moving obliquely forward at the time of the oblique collision or the offset collision of the vehicle can be quickly and accurately received by the left restraining surface 31 L or the right restraining surface 31 R of the head receiving section 26 .
  • the head receiving section 26 is formed so as to protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface 35 when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed, it is possible to suppress an increase in the volume, as compared with the conventional airbag in which the recessed portion and the protruding portion are formed over the entire upper and lower regions.
  • the upper half body restraining surface 35 is disposed at a position on the front side relative to the head receiving section 26 and does not include the large irregularities.
  • the upper half body UB 1 specifically, the region below the head MH 1
  • the occupant MP 1 moving forward is widely and accurately received by the upper half body restraining surface 35 when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed.
  • the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 moving obliquely forward can be protected smoothly by the completely inflated airbag 15 .
  • the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R in the head receiving section 26 are respectively located on the left region and the right region of the center in the left-right direction of the occupant protecting section 34 . Further, the head receiving section 26 is configured so that the part between the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R is continued from the upper half body restraining surface 35 .
  • the head receiving section 26 is not formed to be recessed from the upper half body restraining surface 35 , even when the vehicle is in a frontal collision, the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 moving forward is made to enter the gap (the part of the recessed portion 32 ) between the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R as illustrated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 10 , so that the head can be accurately protected without any trouble.
  • the airbag 15 is configured to include the airbag main body 16 having the lower side (lower side part 23 a ) of the rear surface (rear side wall section 23 ) upon completion of inflation as the upper half body restraining surface 35 , and the head receiving section 26 which partially protrudes from the upper side (upper part 23 b ) of the rear surface (rear side wall section 23 ) of the airbag main body 16 upon completion of inflation.
  • the head receiving section 26 is configured to include a left restraining section 27 L having a left restraining surface 31 L, and a right restraining section 27 R having a right restraining surface 31 R.
  • the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R are formed such that the side of the base portion 27 a upon completion of the inflation is positioned on the center side in the left-right direction with respect to the left edge 23 c and the right edge 23 d in the upper part 23 b of the rear side wall section 23 to protrude rearward from the rear side wall section 23 in the state in which the completely inflated airbag 15 is viewed from above.
  • recessed portions 33 L and 33 R are formed so as to be recessed inward in the left-right direction between the rear wall section 23 and the upper part 23 b (see FIG. 11 ). Therefore, in the passenger seat airbag device M 1 of the first embodiment, when the airbag 15 is deployed and inflated, as illustrated in Section A of FIG. 12 , after the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R are temporarily deployed so that the rear end 27 b faces outward on the right and left sides and, as illustrated in Sections B and C of FIG.
  • the left and right restraining sections 27 L and 27 R are inflated so that the rear ends 27 b approach each other.
  • the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 can be smoothly interposed between the left and right restraining sections 27 L and 27 R from both the left and right sides, and the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 can be smoothly restrained.
  • the base portions of the left restraining section and the right restraining section may not be positioned at the center side in the left-right direction with respect to the left and right edges in the rear surface of the airbag main body when the inflation is completed.
  • the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R are configured to be disposed to incline to the front-rear direction so as to be expanded toward the rear end 31 b when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed. That is, in the passenger seat airbag device M 1 of the first embodiment, the left restraining surface 31 L or the right restraining surface 31 R is disposed so as to face the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 that moves obliquely forward.
  • the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 moving obliquely forward can be precisely restrained on a wide surface by the left restraining surface 31 L or the right restraining surface 31 R.
  • the left restraining section 27 L or the right restraining section 27 R in contact with the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 rotates and moves so that the rear end 27 b faces the other left restraining section 27 L or the right restraining section 27 R, and it is possible to more smoothly interpose the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 by the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R.
  • the left restraining surface 31 L (the left inner side wall section 28 L) for bringing the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 into contact therewith receives the head MH 1 and is recessed toward the front side (the left outer side wall section 29 L side), and the entire left restraining section 27 L is pressed against the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 .
  • the rear end 27 b is bent to face the right restraining section 27 R side so that the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 can be sandwiched by the left restraining section 27 L and the right restraining section 27 R.
  • the left restraining surface and the right restraining surface may be disposed so as to substantially extend along the front-rear direction.
  • the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R are configured such that the base portions 31 a are brought into contact with each other when the inflation of the airbag 15 is completed, the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 is received by both of the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R when receiving the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 by the head receiving section 26 .
  • the head MH 1 of the occupant MP 1 can be restrained more smoothly by the left restraining surface 31 L and the right restraining surface 31 R.
  • the base portions of the left restraining surface and the right restraining surface may be arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other on the left-right direction side when the inflation of the airbag is completed.
  • the steering wheel airbag device M 2 of the second embodiment is disposed at a part of the boss portion B in the steering wheel W in front of the driver MP 2 seated on a driver's seat (not illustrated), and includes a folded airbag 72 , an inflator 8 A for supplying an inflation gas to the airbag 72 , a case 12 A as a storage part which is disposed at a part of the boss portion B to store and hold the airbag 72 and the inflator 8 A, a retainer 9 A for mounting the airbag 72 and the inflator 8 A to the case 12 A, and an airbag cover 6 A covering the folded airbag 72 .
  • front-rear, up-down, and left-right directions are based on straight-ahead steering of the steering wheel W mounted on the vehicle unless otherwise stated.
  • the front-rear, up-down, and left-right directions are illustrated such that an up-down direction along the axial direction of a steering shaft SS (see tow-dot chain lines in FIG.
  • a front-rear direction of the vehicle which is the direction orthogonal to the axis of the steering shaft SS is defined as the front-rear direction
  • a left-right direction of the vehicle which is in the direction orthogonal to the axis of the steering shaft SS is defined as a left-right direction.
  • the airbag 72 includes an airbag main body 73 , and a head receiving section 26 A which partially protrudes from the airbag main body 73 when the inflation is completed.
  • the airbag main body 73 has an inflation completion shape of a substantially convex lens shape having a substantially circular outer peripheral edge which can cover the upper surface side of the steering wheel W substantially over the entire surface, and in which the thickness near the center is made thicker and the thickness is made thinner toward the outer peripheral edge side.
  • the airbag main body 73 is configured to include an occupant side wall section 77 disposed on the occupant (driver MP 2 ) side upon completion of inflation, and a vehicle body side wall section 74 disposed on the side of the steering wheel W upon completion of inflation, which have a substantially circular shape having the same external shape.
  • the airbag main body 73 is configured so that the outer diameter dimension upon completion of inflation is set larger than the outer diameter dimension of the ring portion R of the steering wheel W to widely cover the entire upper surface of the ring portion R.
  • a gas inflow port 75 for causing the inflation gas discharged from the gas discharge port 8 b of the inflator 8 A to flow into the airbag main body 73 , by inserting the main body portion 8 a of the inflator 8 A from below is formed in a circular opening (see FIGS. 15 and 16 ).
  • Four mounting holes (not illustrated) for inserting bolts formed in the retainer 9 A are formed on the peripheral edge of the gas inflow port 75 in the vehicle body side wall section 74 .
  • the occupant side wall section 77 is configured to be disposed substantially along the ring surface RF of the steering wheel W (that is, substantially along the front-rear direction) so as to incline with respect to the upper half body UB 2 of the driver (occupant) MP 2 seated on the driver's seat (see FIGS. 14 and 18 ).
  • the head receiving section 26 A of the airbag 72 of the second embodiment has the same configuration as the head receiving section 26 disposed in the airbag 15 of the aforementioned first embodiment.
  • the symbol ‘A’ is added to the end of the same reference numeral, and a detailed description thereof will not be provided.
  • the head receiving section 26 A protrudes upward (rearward and upward) from the region (front side portion 77 b ) on the front side of the occupant side wall section 77 in the airbag main body 73 upon completion of inflation.
  • the head receiving section 26 A is formed to protrude upward from a position on the front side relative to the center in the front-rear direction at the approximate center in the left-right direction of the occupant side wall section 77 .
  • the head receiving section 26 A is disposed such that the rear end thereof is made to substantially coincide with the center in the front-rear direction of the occupant side wall section 77 (the airbag main body 73 ), and is arranged in the front half region of the airbag main body 73 .
  • the rear part 77 a disposed on the rear side of the head receiving section 26 A constitutes an upper half body restraining surface 80 capable of receiving the upper half body UB 2 of the driver MP 2 as an occupant, more specifically, the region below the head MH 2 (the region from the shoulder to the chest), and the occupant protecting section 79 which is disposed on the rear surface side (the upper surface side, in the case of the embodiment) when the inflation of the airbag 72 is completed and is capable of protecting the driver MP 2 is constituted by the upper half body restraining surface 80 and the head receiving section 26 A.
  • the left inner side wall section 28 AL and the right inner side wall section 28 AR disposed to face each other on the inner side in the left-right direction in the left restraining section 27 AL and the right restraining section 27 AR constituting the head receiving section 26 A constitute the left restraining surface 31 AL and the right restraining surface 31 AR capable of receiving the side surface of the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 . That is, also in the airbag 72 of the second embodiment, the left restraining surface 31 AL is formed so as to protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface 80 (the occupant side wall section 77 ) in the region on the left side of the center in the left-right direction of the occupant protecting section 79 .
  • the right restraining surface 31 AR is formed so as to protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface 80 (the occupant side wall section 77 ) in the region on the right side of the center of the occupant protecting section 79 in the right-left direction.
  • the left restraining surface 31 AL and the right restraining surface 31 AR are arranged to be inclined with respect to the front-rear direction so as to be expanded toward the rear end 31 b when the inflation of the airbag 72 is completed.
  • the left restraining section 27 AL and the right restraining section 27 AR having the substantially plate-like inflation completion shape, in a state where the airbag 72 upon completion of the inflation is viewed from above, the base portion 27 a upon completion of the inflation is positioned on the center side in the left-right direction with respect to the left edge 77 c and the right edge 77 d of the front side portion 77 b of the occupant side wall section 77 .
  • the airbag 72 is configured to have recessed portions 33 AL and 33 AR recessed inward in the left-right direction between the front side portion 77 b and the occupant side wall section 77 in the outer regions in the left-right direction of the left restraining section 27 AL and the right restraining section 27 AR (see FIG. 19 ).
  • the left inner side wall section 28 AL and the right inner side wall section 28 AR are configured such that the base portion 28 a is brought into contact with each other when the inflation is completed.
  • the left restraining surface 31 AL and the right restraining surface 31 AR are configured so that the base portion 31 a is brought into contact with each other when the inflation of the airbag 72 is completed.
  • the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 when the inflation is completed, while the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 is made to enter the recessed portion 32 A formed by the tapered region between the left restraining section 27 AL and the right restraining section 27 AR in the head receiving section 26 A, the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 is received by receiving the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 by the left restraining section 27 AL or the right restraining section 27 AR, thereby protecting the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 .
  • the airbag 72 of the second embodiment is formed in a bag shape by coupling the peripheral edges of the base fabrics of a predetermined shape to each other.
  • the airbag 72 is configured to include two base fabrics of a vehicle body side wall panel 85 forming the vehicle body side wall section 74 , and an upper side panel 87 constituting the occupant side wall section 77 and the head receiving section 26 A.
  • the vehicle body side wall panel 85 and the upper side panel 87 are formed of a flexible woven fabric made of a polyester yarn, a polyamide yarn or the like similarly to the aforementioned airbag 15 .
  • the vehicle body side wall panel 85 constitutes a part of the vehicle body side wall section 74 of the airbag main body 73 at the time of completion of the inflation, and its external shape is substantially circular.
  • the upper panel 87 constitutes a region of the occupant side wall section 77 of the airbag main body 73 , and the head receiving section 26 A at the time of completion of the inflation. As illustrated in FIG. 16 , the upper panel 87 is configured to include an occupant side wall part 88 forming the occupant side wall section 77 , a left restraining part 92 L constituting the left restraining section 27 AL of the head receiving section 26 A, and a right restraining part 92 R constituting the right restraining section 27 AR.
  • the upper panel 87 divides the occupant side wall part 88 in the left-right direction into three parts of a central part 89 disposed on the center side in the left-right direction, a left part 90 L and a right part 90 R disposed on the outer sides in the left-right direction.
  • the left restraining section 92 L is disposed to connect the left part 90 L and the central part 89 between the left part 90 L and the central part 89
  • the right restraining section 92 R is disposed to connect the central part 89 and the right part 90 R between the central part 89 and the right part 90 R.
  • the left part 90 L and the right part 90 R in the occupant side wall section 88 are configured as a substantially semicircular shape, and the central part 89 is configured in a substantially belt shape.
  • the left restraining section 92 L and the right restraining section 92 R are disposed in a region of about the front half of the upper panel 87 .
  • the left restraining section 92 L and the right restraining section 92 R have outer parts 94 L and 94 R constituting the left outer side wall section 29 AL and the right outer side wall section 29 AR, and the inner parts 93 L and 93 R constituting the left inner side wall section 28 AL (the left restraining surface 31 AL) and the right inner side wall section 28 AR (the right restraining surface 31 AR).
  • the outer parts 94 L and 94 R and the inner parts 93 L and 93 R are connected at the front end side upon completion of inflation, respectively.
  • the upper panel 87 is configured as a substantially symmetrical shape in a flatly deployed state.
  • the upper panel 87 is sewn (coupled) at a predetermined position as described below, thereby forming the occupant side wall section 77 and the head receiving section 26 A protruding from the occupant side wall section 77 .
  • the part from the front inner edge 90 b of the left part 90 L in the occupant side wall section 88 to the front edge 94 a of the outer part 94 L in the left restraining section 92 L is sewn using a suture so as to form a sewing part 96 L to the part from the front left edge 89 c of the central part 89 in the occupant side wall section 88 to the front edge 93 a of the inner part 93 L in the left restraining section 92 L.
  • the part from the front inner edge 90 b of the right part 90 R of the occupant side wall section 88 to the front edge 94 a of the outer part 94 R of the right restraining section 92 R is sewn using a suture so as to form a sewing part 96 R, to the part from the front right edge 89 d of the central part 89 of the occupant side wall section 88 to the front edge 93 a of the inner part 93 R in the right restraining section 92 R.
  • the part from the rear inner edge 90 c of the left part 90 L in the occupant side wall section 88 to the rear edge 94 b of the outer part 94 L in the left restraining section 92 L is sewn using a suture so as to form a sewing part 97 L to the part from the rear left edge 89 e of the central part 89 in the occupant side wall section 88 to the rear edge 93 b of the inner part 93 L in the left restraining section 92 L.
  • the part from the rear inner edge 90 c of the right part 90 R in the occupant side wall section 88 to the rear edge 94 b of the outer part 94 R in the right restraining section 92 R is sewn using the suture so as to form the sewing part 97 R to the part from the rear right edge 89 f of the central part 89 in the occupant side wall section 88 to the rear edge 93 b of the inner part 93 R in the right restraining section 92 R.
  • the occupant side wall section 88 (the left part 90 L, the right side portion 90 R, and the central part 89 ) in the state in which the head receiving section 26 A is formed has a substantially circular external shape made to substantially coincide with the vehicle body side wall panel 85 .
  • the outer edge 90 a of the left part 90 L and the right part 90 R of the occupant side wall section 88 , and the front edge 89 a and the rear edge 89 b of the central part 89 are sewn to the outer peripheral edge 85 a of the vehicle body side wall panel 85 using a suture, a bag-shaped airbag 72 can be manufactured.
  • the head receiving section 26 A for receiving the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 upon completion of the inflation of the airbag 72 is formed to protrude rearward from the upper half body restraining surface 80 .
  • the head receiving section 26 A is configured to receive the right and left side surfaces of the head MH 2 , by a left restraining surface 31 AL and a right restraining surface 31 AR which cover the left and right sides of the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 .
  • the head receiving section 26 A is arranged to protrude from the upper half body restraining surface 80 toward the driver MP 2 side on the rear side upon completion of inflation of the airbag 72 .
  • the separation distance between the head receiving section 26 A and the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 seated on the driver's seat can be made relatively small. Therefore, the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 moving obliquely forward at the time of an oblique collision or an offset collision of the vehicle can be quickly and accurately received by the left restraining surface 31 AL or the right restraining surface 31 AR of the head receiving section 26 A.
  • the upper half body restraining surface 80 is disposed at a position on the front side of the head receiving section 26 A, and does not have large irregularities.
  • the upper half body UB 2 specifically, the region below the head MH 2
  • the driver MP 2 moving forward upon completion of the inflation of the airbag 72 , by the upper half body restraining surface 80 .
  • the head MH 2 of the driver MP 2 moving obliquely forward can be protected smoothly by the completely inflated airbag 72 .
  • the steering wheel airbag device can set the distance between the occupant and the member on the vehicle body side to be smaller than that in the passenger seat airbag device. Therefore, without largely reducing the thickness dimension of the airbag main body, the upper half body of the occupant (driver) is received by the completely inflated airbag main body with good cushioning property. Further, by the inflated head receiving section protruding rearward from the airbag main body, the airbag of the present invention is configured to receive the occupant's head, and is more preferably applied to the steering wheel airbag device so that the upper half body including the head of the occupant (driver) seated on the driver's seat can be accurately protected by the inflated airbag.

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